Ngor Right

Dakar, Senegal

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Wed, Oct 28 – Sat, Oct 31

Best window

  • 3–4 ft · 12sSurf on your dates
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  • BWI → DSSNearest airport
  • 83°F waterBoardshorts

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Ngor Right surf forecast

Updated

Trip dates

Saturday, Oct 24

4ft6/10Best in the morning

Swell
13s NNW
Wind
7kt cross-shore
Water
83°F
Suit
Boardshorts
Light
7:03am to 6:44pm
  1. Dawn7:03 to 9am4ft11kt cross-shore6/10
  2. Morning9 to 11am4ft9kt cross-shore6/10
  3. Midday11am to 2pm4ft8kt cross-shore6/10
  4. Afternoon2 to 5pm5ft5kt onshore5/10
  5. Dusk5 to 6:44pm5ft5kt onshore5/10

Getting there

An easy transfer, 54 min by boat from DSS

  • DSS
  • 57.6 km, about 44 min
  • Ngor village pirogue jetty
  • about 10 min
  • the wave

A pirogue crosses to Ngor Island. The reef is a short paddle from there.

Boat times come from operators, not us.

Directions in Google Maps

Where to stay

Price per night$33 – $410+

Pirogue to the island is paid in cash. No ATM on the island.

Checked Oct 2026

Season

PeakShoulderOff

Best months: Oct · typically 4 ft faces

Month by month

October is the strongest month. Good Sep–Dec. Worth avoiding Feb–Jul.

MonthRelative quality Typical faceSurfable days WaterWear Season
Jan 6 ft 98% 23 C / 74 F boardshorts Shoulder
Feb 5 ft 94% 20 C / 67 F 3/2 Worth avoiding
Mar 6 ft 89% 19 C / 66 F 3/2 Worth avoiding
Apr 5 ft 98% 20 C / 68 F spring suit Worth avoiding
May 4 ft 100% 24 C / 74 F boardshorts Worth avoiding
Jun 4 ft 90% 26 C / 80 F boardshorts Worth avoiding
Jul 4 ft 85% 29 C / 83 F boardshorts Worth avoiding
Aug 3 ft 60% 29 C / 84 F boardshorts Shoulder
Sep 4 ft 86% 29 C / 85 F boardshorts Good
Oct 4 ft 95% 30 C / 85 F boardshorts Best
Nov 5 ft 99% 28 C / 82 F boardshorts Good
Dec 5 ft 98% 25 C / 77 F boardshorts Good

Medians from years of hindcast, not a forecast (how we read the hindcast). Water temperatures come from an offshore model grid, which reads a little warm on an upwelling coast.